Common quail

Coturnix coturnix

Family Phasianidae. Order Galliformes.

Common quail — Photographs 1 — Common quail.
Photo: Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga Commons)(Lmbuga Galipedia) Publ… / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Description

The common quail (Coturnix coturnix) or European quail is a small ground-nesting game bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae.

Traits

Residency: migratory
Diet: seeds, insects
Game species: yes — field game

♪ Bird call

Recording: Wikimedia Commons

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Photographs

Common quail — Photographs 2 — Common quail. Zoological illustration.
Baldamus, A. C. Eduard; Blasius, J. H.; Naumann, Johann Andreas; Nauma / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Links

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Source: {'label': 'Wikipedia', 'href': 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_quail'}